Influential Woman · Speaking and Coaching specializing in Courage Building
Kathleen Brooks
Courage Speaker and Coach, Build Your Courage Speaking, Caoaching, and Training
Westlake Village, CA
Her Story
About Kathleen
Courage Speaker and Coach | Helping Women Move from Stuck to Forward Progress
I didn’t set out to become a Courage speaker and coach—I was shaped into one.
Early in my marriage, life came at us fast and hard. Just four months after we were married, my husband survived a plane crash while I was finishing my last year of college. A year later, while pregnant with our first child, we nearly lost our home in a fire.
Not long after, we welcomed our first son—three months prematurely. He fought bravely through significant medical challenges, spending 15 months in the hospital and three months at home on life-support equipment. We lost him at a year and a half.
That season changed me. It taught me how to endure, how to love deeply in the face of pain, and how to rely on God when there are no easy answers. And we hold tightly to the hope that we will see him again.
In time, we went on to raise two sons, now grown. Along the way, I built an international business from home, working in 10 countries and helping people grow in leadership, marketing, and team development. Later, I stepped away from that work to invest fully in my boys during their middle and high school years, serving in leadership roles at their school, including PFA President and School Board member.
When they left for college, I prayed, “Lord, what would You have me do?”
That’s when coaching and speaking came into focus.
For almost 18 years, I’ve been walking alongside women—helping them move from feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain… into clarity, strength, and forward progress in their relationships, decisions, careers, and faith.
I’ve also faced breast cancer three times, along with other unexpected challenges. And through it all, I’ve seen this truth: courage builds—layer by layer. What you walk through doesn’t just test you—it can strengthen you for what’s ahead.
Today, one of my greatest joys is helping women rise—into stronger leadership, healthier relationships, and a deeper confidence in what God is calling them to do.
Because real transformation doesn’t just change your circumstances—it strengthens your foundation.
And that’s where I may come in.
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Her Interview
Ten minutes with Kathleen
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute everything in my life to the Lord. Any success I’ve experienced isn’t something I’ve created—it’s not about me. It’s about what He is doing in me and, prayerfully, through me.
My deepest desire is to leave a legacy in the lives of women that brings glory to Him—to be a change agent who encourages women to stand firm in their faith and to grow.
To me, success is seeing women boldly live out their calling: standing on the truth of God’s Word, using their gifts with confidence, and influencing their families and communities for Him.
The Lord has graciously given me incredible parents who raised me, a loving and supportive husband, and a beautiful family. They are gifts that have shaped my “why” and continue to anchor my life. Truly, anything I have accomplished is by His grace—through both the difficult seasons and the delightful, unexpected blessings along the way.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Find your lane, your niche, and keep honing it. Intentionally work to avoid "shiny objects" and the distractions that people and technology can throw your way. Focus!
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
If I were to offer advice to new coaches and speakers entering this space, I would begin here: take the time to truly develop and refine your niche. Don’t rush it. Really seek the Lord about how He has uniquely gifted you and where your deepest passion lies.
Then ask yourself—what keeps you up at night? And just as importantly, what keeps your audience up at night? Where is the real need, the real struggle? That’s where you step in. That’s where you serve.
Be intentional and proactive, guarding yourself against distractions and “shiny objects” that can easily pull you off course. Stay focused on what you are called to do.
And above all, be persistent.
This industry is not always easy. There will be challenging seasons—especially in uncertain times—and moments when you question the path. But this is not a short sprint on a smooth track. It’s a cross-country run. There will be beautiful, exhilarating stretches, and there will be steep, difficult terrain.
If you are confident this is where God has called you, don’t give up. Sometimes the courage required isn’t for the whole journey—it’s simply for the next step. Stay present. Keep moving forward, one step at a time.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
One of the biggest challenges I see in my industry right now is that we are, at some level, competing with AI. People reach out to AI and technology for coaching rather than taking the time to make the human to human connection. Anonymity and the comfort of being invisible is a temptation.
The opportunity in my niche of Courage is that having fear is also a looming temptation, with all going on in the world. I find women need the inspiration to trust the Lord and build their courage as they grow ... to have optimism that if fact everything will indeed work out for their best. It may take time. But I honestly believe learning to build courage by gleaning and learning from our life events while trusting the Lord is an effective, solid plan on which to build life.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
The most important values in my work and personal life are:
+First, the Lord. Trusting Him and growing in my faith through knowing and living out His Word.
+Family. Love, provide, teach, and protect them.
+Living out my faith with kindness, generosity, compassion, integrity, courage, and strength.
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